Reading
River Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Reading school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
No GCSE outcome data is available in the years we hold. Check the official DfE performance tables for the most recent results.
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
Watch-outs
- Small cohort (0 pupils in the latest results year). Figures may be less reliable and some data may be suppressed.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Book an open day or school visit
- Add this school to your shortlist and compare with backup options
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Reading council allocation figures, 2025–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Last distance offered in 2026: 1.6 km (1.00 mile), the furthest a child offered a place lived from the school. Add your postcode to see where you would sit.
Why we say “Add your postcode”
- In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.6 km (1.00 mile) from the school: the last distance offered. Reading printed 0.996 miles (national offer day).
What could change this
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Rings are straight-line distance from the school, not a catchment boundary. Councils measure from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, and the distance changes every year.
Last distance offered
Furthest child offered a place.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
31% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (national offer day): Reading council allocation figures (PDF, page 52)
- 2025 (national offer day): Reading council allocation figures (PDF, page 54)
- Official admissions page: Reading. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 162 | 211 | 136 (64%) | 667 |
| September 2025 | 171 | 181 | 141 (78%) | 612 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Reading’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Admissions, open days and sixth form
Tests and forms
Please note that if you are applying under oversubscription criterion 2 – 'children who are eligible for the Pupil Premium', the separate Supplementary Informat…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about River Academy
- How hard is it to get into River Academy?
- For September 2026, 211 families put it first for 162 Year 7 places: 1.3 first choices per place, the 87th highest around London.
- What is River Academy's catchment area?
- It has no fixed boundary. In 2026 the furthest distance offered for Year 7 was 1.00 mile (1.60 km), from Reading council's allocation figures. It moves every year with applicant and sibling numbers, so a past distance never guarantees a place.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Reading for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 150728 |
| Local authority | Reading |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Andrew Hartley |
| Trust | MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | RG1 8EQ |
| Pupils | 186 |
| FSM eligible | 28.5% |
Contact and identifiers
7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ
https://www.river-academy.co.uk/1182160400| DfE number | 4004 |
| UKPRN | 10095882 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2024 |
| GIAS updated | 6 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |